Occupational Therapy Adult Service at Newtownmountkennedy Primary Care

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 9am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm. Closed Saturday and Sunday.

Occupational therapy

Occupational therapy aims to improve people's ability to do everyday tasks if they're having difficulties. It can help you with practical tasks if you are recovering from an illness or operation. Occupational therapists can look at all aspects of daily life in your home, school or workplace. They look at activities you find difficult and see if there's another way you can do it.

Occupational therapy adult service

Primary care Occupational Therapists (OT) works with adults from 18 years and over to promote Independence and enable service users to engage with the activities that they need to or want to do in their everyday life. OTs aim to enable service users to achieve maximum independence and quality of life and to develop and maintain a lifestyle that’s meaningful to them. The OT service provides assessment and intervention to individuals who experience functional difficulties that impact upon activities of daily living, including: Self-care, Functional mobility and transfers and provide assistive equipment, advice on activity adaptation, or advice on environmental changes that would be the best way to increase a person’s functional independence.

Referrals and Appointments

Internal directions

Check in at the primary care reception on the first floor (lifts available). Take a seat in the waiting area. The receptionist will notify the relevant therapy of your arrival and a member of staff will meet you and direct you to the appropriate room for your appointment.

Service delivery type

Face to face

Catchment area

North Wicklow